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Disneyland's Hidden Legacy: The Workers Behind the Magic
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Mexican workers built Disneyland. Every brick. Every ride. Every inch of the Happiest Place on Earth. Then Disney banned them from entering as guests. 1954. Walt Disney announced he was building a theme park in Anaheim. He needed workers. Thousands of them. To clear the orange groves. Pour concrete. Lay pipe. Build the castle. Construct the rides. He hired Mexican laborers. They worked in brutal heat. Twelve-hour days. Dangerous conditions. Men fell from scaffolding. Got crushed by machinery. Died building Disney's dream. They were paid minimum wage. No benefits. No safety protections. Just work until the park was done. July
